At the end of each year we evaluate our performance on how we manage the golf course from a quality stand point and an efficiency point. Several years ago we wanted to become more efficient with our application of algae and pond weed control products to our ponds it was just taking too long to apply products to our 11 ponds which total out to 5.6 acres of surface water. What we came up with, to cut the time in half, was a flat bottom boat with a gasoline powered trash pump mounted on board to pump water out of the pond into a short hose attached to our applicator gun. On the hose we have a T hose adapter which connects to a flow control value and a 5 gallon pail of control product. The boat is powered by a small trolling motor and we have a home made boat trailer to get it from pond to pond. It works great and the credit for the idea and putting it together belongs to Mark Mejchar pictured in the boat making the application and John Niemiec our Equip. Tech.
